200 Of Us Got A "Quick Sync." We All Know Why.

I had been with the company for 8 years. On a Tuesday morning I got a calendar invite titled 'Quick Sync' with my manager and an HR person I had never met. The call lasted 6 minutes. By the time I got off, my laptop access was already revoked. I found out from a colleague that 200 others got the same call that morning. Nobody told us anything. The official email came three hours later — it said 'strategic restructuring'. Eight years, and a six-minute call.